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Man accused of killing his uncle with axe in court

A judge denied bond for Joseph Patton inside a Warren County court on Thursday. 16 WAPT's Hadas Brown was there and has this report.

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Updated: 6:05 PM CDT Sep 24, 2015

Man accused of killing his uncle with axe in court

A judge denied bond for Joseph Patton inside a Warren County court on Thursday. 16 WAPT's Hadas Brown was there and has this report.

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WEBVTT UNCLE WITH AN AXE."JOSEPH, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAYTO YOUR FAMILY?"A JUDGE DENIED BOND FOR JOSEPHPATTONINSIDE THE WARREN COUNTY COURTTHURSDAY.-16 WAPT'S HADAS BROWN WAS INTHATCOURTROOM -- WHERE EMOTIONS RANHIGH...NATS HYPERVENTILATING CHAOS INTHE COURTROOMTHURSDAY...MORE NATS HYPERVENTILATING ADRAMATIC SCENE --- AS DEPUTIESBROUGHTIN 35 YEAR OLD JOSEPH PATTON --ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS OWN 62YEAR OLD UNCLE.. -- ALFREDPATTON...ONE FAMILY MEMBER PASSED OUT --ANOTHER HAD TO BE HELPED OUT ASTHEY SAW THE SUSPECT FOR THEFIRST TIME.SHERIFF PACE: "OVER 30 YEARS OFLAW ENFORCEMENT THIS IS PROBABLYONE OF THE MOST GRUESOMEHOMICIDE SCENESTHAT I'VE SEEN AND THE FAMILY ISOBVIOUSLY DEVASTATED"CHRIS SATCHER/INVESTIG ATOR: "A26 INCH ... CAMPING AX -- BURIEDIN MR PATTON'S THROAT"DEPUTIES TRACKED DOWN JOSEPHPATTONAT AN APARTMENT IN VICKSBURG AFEWHOURS AFTER THEY UNCOVERED HISUNCLE'S BODY IN A MOBILE HOME..THEY SAY AT THAT SAME APARTMENT,THEY FOUND BLEACH -- A BLOODSOAKED SHIRTAND TOWELS -- AND A HANDWRITTENNOTESINVOLVING INSURANCE POLICIES..SHERIFF: "WE'VE RECOVEREDINFORMATION WHERE IT APPEARS THEDEFENDANT HAS CONTACTEDINSURANCE POLICIES IN REFERENCETO PURCHASING LIFEINSURANCE POLICIES ON THEVICTIM"SHERIFF: "THIS WAS VERY WELLTHOUGHT OUT. THIS WAS NOTSOMETHING THAT WAS SPUR OF THEMOMENT""INVESTIGATORS TRACED THE AX TOTHIS HOME DEPOT IN VICKSBURG ANDWITH THE HELP OF SURVEILLANCEVIDEO DETERMINED JOSEPH PATTONHAD BOUGHT IT"ANDREW PATTON JR./VICTIM'SNEPHEW: "HE WAS ALWAYSTERRORIZING THE FAMILY"ANDREW PATTON/VICTIM'S BROTHER:"ONLY THING I WANT TO KNOW ISWHY MY NEPHEW DID IT" FAMILYMEMBERS SAY THEY'RE STRUGGLINGTO COPE WITH THE ATTACK --ANDREW PATTON/VICTIM'SBROTHER: "HE DIDN'T HAVE A PLACETO STAY SO MY BROTHER TOOK HIMIN, WAS SHOWING HIMLOVE, AND I GUESS HEJUST...DIDN'TWANT HELP"NOW THE CASE IS HEADED TO THEGRANDJURY... BUT THE WARREN COUNTYSHERIFF SAYS THIS INVESTIGATION--IS FAR FROM OVER. IN WARRENCOUNTY,HADAS BROWN, 16 WAPT NEWS.A RECAP TONIGHT... 35 YEAR OLDJOSEPH PATTON FACED A JUDGETODAY -- ACCUSED OFKILLING HIS OWN UNCLE, ALFREDPATTEN.POLICE SAY THEY FOUND THE 62YEAROLD INSIDE HIS MOBILE HOME --WITH A 26 INCHAX IN HIS THROAT. DETECTIVESTRACKEDDOWN HIS NEPHEW JOSEPH THAT SAMENIGHT.TODAY -- A JUDGE DENIED BONDJOSEPHPATTEN'S BOND.DEVELOPING NOW AT JACKSON

Man accused of killing his uncle with axe in court

A judge denied bond for Joseph Patton inside a Warren County court on Thursday. 16 WAPT's Hadas Brown was there and has this report.